4. The Fight for Justice Continues: 1990-Present

“If I told you that one of the world’s largest companies had run away like a thief in the night and left mountains of poisons behind…would you doubt me?” -Gary Cohen, Activist

When the Independent speaks of “rape,” the Guardian of “disgrace” and Jon Snow of “a crime against humanity,” they are not talking about THAT NIGHT – but of what has happened since to those who survived it. More than three decades after the disaster, Bhopal remains a humanitarian disaster and a global symbol of corporate negligence.

In 2001 the Dow Chemical Company (Dow) bought Union Carbide and all its liabilities. Despite this, Dow refuses to take legal responsibility for Bhopal, spinning lie after lie in an effort to get out of its legal obligations.

The disaster may have lasted only one night, but the health effects have no end, with medical issues being passed on to the second and third generations, ensuring the medical issues, financial burdens, and heartbreak never end. See also Timeline: Medical History.

#Bhopal34 | Dow Chemical’s shameless hypocrisy on social media

Dow Chemical has a lot of blood on its hands for the Bhopal Gas Disaster 34 years ago. Currently they are shamelessly promoting themselves as an environment conscious, sustainability-promoting organization. Which is unbelievably hypocritical if you look at how they have washed their hands off of the on-going disaster in Bhopal.

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